U.K. Plans Massive Swine-Flu Vaccination

LONDON -- The medical establishment in Britain, the nation hardest hit by swine flu outside North America, is scrambling to roll out a large-scale vaccination program in an effort to protect its population against a virus that threatens to spread rapidly here in coming weeks.

The state-run health system is deciding whether to hire private contractors to help doctors carry out the massive vaccination job, said Peter Holden, a general practitioner who represents the British Medical Association in pandemic-flu planning with...